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Page 1 of 4 Item #1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT May 21, 2024 Public Works - Engineering Division TITLE: ADOPT RESOLUTIONS APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORTS FOR THE GEOLOGIC HAZARD ABATEMENT DISTRICTS (GHADS) FOR LAUREL CREEK, MOLLER RANCH, LEMOINE RANCH, AND OAK TREE FARM; DECLARING THE BOARD’S INTENTION TO ASSESS THE PROPERTIES FOR THE COST TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE DISTRICTS; AND SETTING JUNE 18, 2024, AT 6:55 P.M., AS THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING SUMMARY A Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD) is a property tax assessment district formed to fund monitoring, maintenance, and repair of open space hillsides and related storm drainage infrastructure within neighborhoods subject to landslides or other unexpected geologic movement. Each of the four GHADs in Pleasanton is defined by a geographic boundary. The four GHADs are located west of Foothill Road, listed from north to south, are Laurel Creek, Moller Ranch, Lemoine Ranch, and Oak Tree Farm. The source of funding for the four GHADs is an annual tax assessment on properties within each geographic boundary. This report proposes levying assessments on those properties for the upcoming 2024-25 tax year. It is recommended that all four GHADs have their annual assessment increased by the allowable two percent. RECOMMENDATION Adopt resolutions approving the Engineer's Reports for the geologic hazard abatement districts (GHADs) for Laurel Creek, Moller Ranch, Lemoine Ranch, and Oak Tree Farm; declaring the Board's intention to assess the properties for the cost to operate and maintain the districts; and setting June 18, 2024, at 6:55 p.m., as the date and time for the public hearing; and direct the Clerk of the Districts to mail a notice of the public hearing to the owners of real property located within each GHAD. BACKGROUND Geologic Hazard Abatement Districts (GHADs) are authorized by California Public Resources Code §26500. Like any special tax assessment district, a GHAD assesses property owners for a benefit they receive that is special to them. In Pleasanton, property owners within the GHADs benefit from having the City monitor and repair landslides or similar geologic damage that may occur unexpectedly in their neighborhoods. The GHADs provide needed funding for the City to conduct bi-annual inspections as well as annual maintenance of slope ditches and downstream drainage networks to lessen the likelihood of landslide occurrence. If a landslide should occur, reserve funds within the GHADs can offset the repair costs. In the absence of the GHADs, landslides could threaten homes and critical infrastructure within each neighborhood, with few viable funding options to mitigate the damage. GHADs are formed when a geotechnical investigation associated with the development of the Page 3 of 30